Cape Meares Octopus Tree
by Peter Mooyman
Title
Cape Meares Octopus Tree
Artist
Peter Mooyman
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Photograph - Digital Image
Description
Legend of the Octopus Tree at Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, Oregon - Sitka Spruce - (PICEA SITCHENSIS) The Octopus Tree is a massive Sitka spruce with branches growing like giant tentacles from its 50-foot base. It is situated approximately 600 feet from the scenic viewpoint. The tree�s odd shape, according to local historians and Tillamook tribal descendants, comes not from the ravages of wind, as some have said, but from its function as a ceremonial site, shaped to hold cedar canoes and other ritual objects.
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March 29th, 2012
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